25th May

Back to par today with very few new arrivals showing up - on the bright side, a freshening easterly did at least give some hope for the next few days. The majority of the day's numbers were on the sea, with a late pulse of 121 Common Scoter being of particular note at the Bill; 11 commic terns, an Arctic Skua, a Black-headed Gull and a steady trickle of Manx Shearwaters also passed by there. The only obvious new arrivals on the land were singles of Hobby, Yellow Wagtail and Chiffchaff at the Bill, where 4 Swifts and a handful of Swallows passed through overhead.

The moth-traps were again busy but quality amongst a poor selection of immigrants/wanderers was limited to a Small Mottled Willow at the Obs and 3 Orange Footman at the Grove.